" American Populism Experience " Populism is a political doctrine where one sides with "the people" against "the elites". While for much of the twentieth century, populism was considered to be a political phenomenon mostly of Latin America and India,Since the 1980s populist movements and parties have enjoyed degrees of success in First World democracies such as the United States of America, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, and Scandinavian countries.

There were two public actions in solidarity with Palestinians in the Detroit metropolitan area on July 31.

A hearing in federal court for Rasmea Odeh, a 67-year-old Palestinian American woman who lives in Chicago, was held in downtown Detroit. Odeh is facing criminal charges for alleged immigration fraud.

The community activist, who has been living in the United States for two decades, is a former political prisoner of the Israel. During her tenure in Israeli prisons, she was subjected to torture like thousands of others who have resisted the illegal occupation of her country.